These were manufactured in the late 1930s as a streamlined version of the Model 1917 rifle designed to compete against the Winchester Model 70 rifle. Approximately 2,500 were produced in total, and the majority of these were obtained by the U.S. Government in 1942 as war expedient rifles. They were never issued, and instead were retained after WWII and eventually given to the Navy. In the 1960s/70s the Navy decided to start issuing them as presentation trophy awards for the top rifle shooters in the Navy and USMC. This rifle has not been marked as awarded on the floor plate, but the shipping box has a small label that is typed "CW4 Robert L. Goller, Quantico Va." He is recorded as competing and winning at multiple national marksmanship contests and is listed as a Marine warrant officer at Quantico and most likely received the rifle as a trophy. The rifle has a 22 inch sport weight barrel with a ramp front base and a buckhorn type adjustable rear sight. The barrel is marked with the two-line Remington factory address and with "SPRINGFIELD/30 CAL.1906" on the left side in front of the receiver. The right side of the receiver is marked with "REMINGTON," and "MODEL-720/41696" is on the left side. It is fitted with its original Remington matching factory bolt correctly stamped on the underside with serial number "41696". It has an American walnut stock with hand cut checkered panels on the sides of the pistol grip and forend, a set of factory sling swivels and a checkered steel buttplate. The left side of the stock is correctly stamped with a "Cross-Cannon" Ordnance cartouche followed by an unboxed "FJA" inspector's proof. This rifle does include the original Remington/Dupont shipping box, with the original instruction sheet, warranty card and original, unmounted leather sling (still in its original cardboard sleeve) inside the box. It does not include any Navy release paperwork.

Excellent as new in box with 99% of the original factory blued finish overall showing no wear. The complete bolt assembly is still in the white as it left the factory. The stock is also in excellent like new condition with no visible wear or handling marks anywhere. A virtually as new 77 year old Remington Model 720 rifle.